Midrash Rabbah

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The great Midrash Rabbah, a collection of aggadic midrashim on the Torah and the Five Megillot. These rabbinic commentaries explore the deeper meanings of Scripture through parable, allegory, and legend.

Isaiah Before the King

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 7:7

The ancient rabbis grappled with it too. In fact, the book of Kohelet, or Ecclesiastes, dives headfirst into the cyclical nature of existence. And Kohelet Rabbah, a rabbinic commen...

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Joseph the Dreamer and Jerusalem

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 7:8

That feeling resonates deeply within Jewish tradition. We see it reflected in the ancient text of Kohelet Rabbah, specifically in its interpretation of the verse "all the rivers go...

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Ishmael and Adam of Edom

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 7:9

And they found a surprisingly relevant metaphor in the Book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet. The verse says, "all the rivers go to the sea." Kohelet Rabbah, a Midrashic collection of i...

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Rabbi Yonatan and Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 8:1

The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, gets it. "All matters are wearying; man cannot utter it, the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing" (Ecclesiastes ...

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Gift of Prophecy and Minit

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 8:2

Kohelet Rabbah, the commentary on Ecclesiastes, gets it. It starts with the line "all matters are wearying." But it doesn't stop there with the doom and gloom. It actually dives in...

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Rabbi Eliezer and the Heavenly Realms

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 8:3

Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, suggests that "all matters are wearying" – especially matters of heresy. But what does that re...

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Kingdom of Rabbi Eliezer and Yehoshua

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 8:4

Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the book of Ecclesiastes, wrestles with this very question, offering us some pretty intense stories. One tale recounts a...

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Hidden Secrets of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 8:5

The book of Kohelet, or Ecclesiastes, really digs into that feeling. And the rabbis of Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of Kohelet, pick up on that theme in...

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Age of Peace and Blessings

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 8:6

Kohelet Rabbah, in its wonderfully enigmatic way, wrestles with this very question, using the verse, "The eye is not satisfied..." as its jumping-off point. It’s a verse that speak...

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